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Korean boxers' uniforms at the games. Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul between 17 September and 2 October. Twelve men's individual boxing events were contested, attended by 432 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries. [1]
The 1988 Summer Olympics (Korean: 1988년 하계 올림픽; RR: 1988-nyeon Hagye Ollimpik), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (제24회 올림픽경기대회; Je-24-hoe Ollimpik-Gyeonggidaehoe) and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (서울 1988), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represented at the ...
The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 91 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 22 September to 1 October 1988. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed. [1] 27-year-old Ray Mercer, who took up boxing only four years prior, won the gold medal. [2]
The 1988 Seoul Olympics were the last Summer Games of the Cold War era. The two weeks of events during the sweaty summer of 1988 had an impact that reached far beyond sports and influenced the ...
2024 schedule. The BBC is not responsible for any changes to dates and fixtures. 21 December. Oleksandr Usyk v Tyson Fury 2 (WBA, WBO & WBC heavyweight titles) Moses Itauma v Demsey McKean ...
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 September to 1 October 1988. 33 boxers from 33 nations competed. Henry Maske won the gold medal. [1]
Olympic boxing has had a tainted reputation for decades, typified by notorious judging at the 1988 Seoul Games that denied American light-middleweight Roy Jones Jr. the gold medal against home ...
1988 Summer Olympics; IOC code: KOR: NOC: Korean Olympic Committee: Website: www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English) in Seoul; Competitors: 401 (269 men and 132 women) in 27 sports: Flag bearer : Cho Yong-chul: Medals Ranked 4th: Gold 12 Silver 10 Bronze 11 Total 33: Summer Olympics appearances